Woman ran over and killed a baby when she learned to drive

A woman of 45 who had recently bought a car and learned to drive, ran over and killed a six months old baby and fled the scene after the tragic event.

The incident occurred in the town of Loma Hermosa, on the streets Solis ans Pinares, in San Martín district. The woman who was driving the car lost control and mounted the pavement where three children cared for by their grandmother played.

The driver fled with her daughter and left the vehicle in place. “The lady was running. She Never returned,” said the grandmother of the girl, identified as Jasmine Catalina.

The girl was rushed to a local hospital but did not survive and died in the arms of her grandmother.